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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1934

Page

2

Introducing Speaker Continues A Puzzle At Alumni Dinner

A scrambled report covers the Oklahoma City Kansas Alumni dinner where Chancellor Lindley and Dr. A C Scott were mixed up, with jokes about campus life. Anecdotes note a science lab mishap, local student antics, traffic tickets after a fraternal party, and reflections on marriage as a serious step.

Lindley Okahoma City K. C - Cop E. H. Lindley A. C. Scott K.A Oklahoma City Kansas Dr. Scott Butler W. B. Selly University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Kansas

Special Meeting Called by Ministerial Alliance

A special meeting of the Ministerial Alliance has been called for Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the First Baptist church. Election of officers will be held, local business will be transacted, and petitions from interested groups will be received. Rev. Herbert Huffman will present matters from the Lawrence Council of Religious Education. All members urged to attend.

Ministerial Alliance First Baptist Church Herbert Huffman The Lawrence Council of Religious Education Associaton Alliance

The Hour Commands Unity Sermon at Disciples Church

Sermon by Rev. Seth W Slaughter on church unity titled The Hour Commands Unity. Focuses on unity origins and limits of practice. Choir directed by G E Sawhill will sing Praise Ye the Father. Sunday School February observed with special efforts from active members.

Seth W. Slaughter Disciples of Christ G. E. Sawhill Father Goumod Ae Patetlon Peorth

Alcorn Reaches Dakota In Custody Of Sankey Case

Fragmentary report shows Alcorn reaching Dakota custody amid a kidnapping for ransom case tied to Verne Sankey. Text notes solitary confinement at primary prison as disposition pending. Recital cancellation mentioned with date March 6.

Confederate of Verne Sankey Fn Sankey Kidnaner South Daws Alcorn Cqredierey

Miss Rosemarie Brancato to star in Kansas City

Miss Rosemarie Brancato a Kansas City girl rose to fame after an operatic debut in Chicago and is set to perform with the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra association in Kansas City on February 3.

Rosemarie Brancato Kansas City Kansas Cit Rosemarie Deanen Cals City Philharmonic Orchestra Association Brancato Chicago

Miss Moten Honored with White House Recital Request

Miss Etta Moten contralto, formerly from the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts, was honored by being asked to give a recital at the White House last week. Teacher Mrs. Alice Moncrieff reported the news. Moten has sung in films, toured in plays, and gained NBC radio fame.

Etta Moten University of Kansas School ‘of Fine Arts White House Alice Moncrieff Moten New York City NBC

New York Taxi Strike Ongoing as Drivers Seek Tax Funds

New York City endures a taxi strike affecting galleries and streets as 25,000 drivers stay home. Estimates vary. 10,000 cabs idle amid a dispute over a five cent fare tax collected last September. Mayor LaGuardia hopes for settlement with drivers seeking the full tax money, while companies offer a 60 40 split.

New York Gore Cis LaGuardis LaGuardia

London Recital by Evelyn Swarthout at Wigmore Hall

Evelyn Swarthout, daughter of Dean and Mrs D M Swarthout, prepares for a London piano recital under Tobias Matthay at Wigmore Hall on Monday evening February 5. Her resume includes a BA in Music, a Reynolds scholarship, and a BBC audition. plans for a Belgium tour were disrupted by Lucius Grein’s death. The program features Bach Busoni, Schumann, Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky, and Strauss paraphrase from Die Fledermaus.

Evelyn Swarthout D. M. Swarthout London Tobias Matthay Wigmore Hall Isa Swarthout K. A. School Érey Reynolds British Broadcasting Company Belgium Debussy Debusery

Red Rule Will Sweep World Says Communists Report

Moscow Feb 3 AP delegates to the all union communist party congress cheered as the Communist Internationale presented its report predicting a world revolution and victory for communism. Manuilsky delivered the report, naming China and Germany as chief party forces and noting gains in France Poland and Czechoslovakia while the United States was not mentioned.

Moscow All-Union Communist Party Congress The Communist Internationale D.Z. Manuilsky Manuilsky Communist China Germany France Poland Czechoslovakia United States

Deaths and Funerals Nathana Lore Clyde

Nathana Lore Clyde of Lansdowne Pennsylvania dies abruptly. sister Mrs R V ter 1045 Troupe Ave Kansas City Kansas reports the passing. Clyde formerly lived locally and attended the state university. Body to be transported to Kansas City for services Tuesday afternoon at Immanuel Baptist Church at 15th and Quindara.

Nathana Lore Clyde R. V.ter Troupe Ave Kansas City Kansas Nathans Lore Clyde Lansdowne Pennsylvania Clyde State of the University Kansas ‘City Immanual Baptist Church 15Th Quindara Kansas Ci

Secret Service ordered to rout graft in Washington

New York February 3 AP The Daily News reports President Roosevelt ordered the secret service to end graft among officials and the underworld. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau authorized the action with Moran heading a probe of customs fraud, bribes, and drug and alien trafficking. Moran denies knowledge of such an investigation and pledges full cooperation.

New York APS The Daily News Roosevelt Secret Service Lincoln Allan Pinkerton Washington State Department Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau United States Hudson River Haverstraw N. Y William H. Moran New York Daily News

Dollar profit to government from devaluation order

Washington February 3 The treasury reports a dollar profit to the government on Roosevelt's devaluation order totaling 2 805 512 060 paid into the general fund. The federal deficit stood at 1 922 598 172 yesterday and expenditures to date show a surplus of 973 716 937. If Morgenthau does not apply the profit to current needs the year end deficit may reach the 7 billion dollar estimate.

Washington Roosevelt Treasury General Fund Morgenthau

Rewards Offered for Escaped Kansas Convicts

Gov. Alf Landon announced rewards totaling 750 for the capture of Jim Clark and Frank Delmar after their escape from the Kansas state penitentiary with five others. The offers, within a year, set Clark at 500 and Delmar at 250, with Bob Brady already killed and the others recaptured.

Topeka Alf M. Landon Jim Clark Frank Delmar Kansas State Penitentiary State Penitentiary Clark Delmar Bob Brady

Guest Artists at First Baptist Church service

Guest singers join the First Baptist Church program tomorrow at 10 50 a m. A quartet including Mrs L W Berry Miss Helen Beant Ray Wright and Charles Thoman will perform Still With Thee and My Father s House Are Many Mansions. Mrs Paul C Rankin accompanies and will play organ pieces Triumphal March Offertory and Postlude. Rev C C Cunningham opens a sermon series on the Sermon on the M eek.

First Baptist Church L. W. Berry Helen Beant Ray Wright Charles Thoman Oleg A Beard MacDermid Paul C. Rankin Costa Batiste Lemmena C. C. Cunningham

Senate Approves 950 Million CWA Unemployment Relief Bill

Senate appropriations committee approved an administration bill to fund 950 million dollars for unemployment relief and the civil works administration for the rest of the fiscal year. Harry Hopkins testified that about 400 million would cover civil works to May 1, with the rest for unemployment relief grants to states. He said GRR cuts would begin gradually and be abandoned by May 1.

Washington Civil Works Administration Senate Appropriations Committee Harry J. Hopkins GWA

Four wolves drive in Franklin county yield one coyote

Franklin county reports four wolf drives yesterday with only one animal bagged. A lone coyote was captured in Pleasant Valley district No. 94 roundup. A labor wage talk yields 45 cents as the going rate for common labor on repaving. A new wash bar replaces the old bootleg stained basin in the police department. An operetta performance at Tulip Time ends with windmill prop mishap during a love song performance.

Franklin County Pleasant Valley Tom Burtch City Hall

Steel clash with NRA tests labor board stance

New York February 3 AP report says leading steel firms endorse Weirton stance and pledge to resist attacks on their company unions. They argue unions comply with section 7 A of the NIRA and fear Roosevelt order elections may violate it. The president's order allows the labor board to intervene in factions and conduct elections for labor representation when workers seek it.

New York National Labor Board NRA Weirton Steel Company NIRA Roosevelt Labor Board

Social Ca Cal Calendar Echoes Lawrence Social Scene

Mrs henen Gratton hosts informal dinner with Sepsi Nits and George Docking mentioned alongside University figures. The social calendar lists multiple club meetings and dinners including the Monday Sewing Club, Finesse Club ladies, and the Colonial luncheon among others. Notable visits include Dr and Mrs Virgil Kennedy en route to Kansas City.

Henen Gratton George Docking Eldridge Robert F ‘Rowlands Ourday Niight Univerali Howard Veatch Bridge Sc Medge TV Lene C. Simons Oneae Rela Brert Nash Oread Bride Ioe Asso. Emery Chi Omerca Etonisy Sewing Club Sire Hasford Ad Mende the .Colonial Phi Epsilon Livya Houston

Miss Dorothea Simons Weekend in Minneapolis

Miss Dorothea Simons traveled to Minneapolis Kansas to spend the weekend with sister Mrs. L A McNalley. Accompanying her was niece Mary Beth Peasley who has been visiting there. Other items note Miss Evelyn Ulrich teaching at Garden City high school home for weekend. Mrs C O Nelson and Mrs C A Nordlund of Auburn Neb guests of Mrs Nelson's daughter Mrs Dolph Simons. Mr and Mrs G L Kreeck of Clay Center visiting Mr and Mrs J Frank Jones. Kreeck to return home early next week, Mrs Kreeck to stay in Lawrence.

Dorothea. Simons Minneapolis Kan L. A. McNalley Mary Beth Peasley Evelyn Ulrich Garden City High School C. O. Nelson C. A. Nordlund Auburn Neb Neb., Were Guests Today of Mrs. Nelson’s Daughter, Mrs. Dolph Simons G. L. Kreeck Clay Center J. Frank Jones Dlr Kreeck Lawrence

Nordic Myths May Be Base of German Church

Berlin February 3 AP New impetus in the movement for a third Reich in Germany was regarded as given by the appointment of Dr Alfred Rosenberg as the new philosophic dictator for the third reich. He was named by Chancellor Hitler to supervise the world viewpoint philosophy to prevail throughout Germany. Rosenberg and other Nazis advocate a Germanic cult founded on Nordic racial principles and Nordic mythology as a substitute for Christianity.

Berlin Germany Alfred Rosenberg Third Reich Hitler Rosenberg

Boynton Rules on Room and Meals Allowance in Trial Context

AP report from Topeka notes attorney Geer states that Roland Boynton, amid impeachment trials before the state senate, ruled house members and the prosecution board of managers are not entitled to room and board allowances beyond their daily pay. The issue arose in a request by Sen. Wil from Schoen Ri Downs. In Sedan, twins born to Mr and Mrs John Moore during President Roosevelt’s era are Franklin and Eleanor. In Washington, relief admin grants $200,000 for unemployment relief and civil works in Kansas. Adv invites inquiries about a secretarial course at the local business college.

Topeka Geers Roland Boynton State Senate House Board of Maragera Sen Wil Schoen Ri Downs Sedan Kan John Moore President Roosevelt Franklin and Eleanor

Cabinet Resignations Shake Paris After Daladier Dispute

Three cabinet members resign in Paris following a clash with Premier Edouard Daladier over his removal of Police Prefect Chiappe from office. The resignations signal political tension during the Feb. 3 period.

Pembers Paris Edouard Daladier Police Chiappe

Valley Chapel Notes Embrace Local News From Pasadena To Lone Star

Valley Chapel column reports Nas Watts returning home after months in Pasadena with family visits near Lecompton. Community members and relatives attend gatherings in Lawrence and Centropolis. Farmers butcher beef, Ladies Aid meets with 21 attendants, and events include birthday party for John David Nieder and hog and corn allotment meeting at Lone Star.

R. Nas Watts Hanying Pasadena Calif Payton Mack Watts Lecompton Merle McKinney Sutton Lawrence Ands Fred ‘McKinney Hugo Schellhorn Eudora Robert Wilson Jolly -Stitchers Marvin Bond Solon Markley William John Dunn Markley Ladies Aid W. J. Curtis Pleasant Grove P. McNees Fred Gray John Banks Lee Gray Howard Rosalie Centropolis Mrs. Gray Florence Gus Hadl Neal Banks Lone Star John Erhlich John Brohammer Pearl Emma Nieder Fred McKinney Floyd Curtiss Marvin Roy Puckett Wayne Crystal Dooley Gottlieb Nieder John David Roy Curtis Conrad Ruth Puckett Bond Allen Bobby Columbia Son Howard

Lecompton Notes Include Play Review and Basketball Results

Lecompton High reports the sophomores staged Sound Your Horn by Howard Reed in the auditorium with Miss Maurine Bruner supervising. Guests visited from Topeka, and Berryton, Carbondale, Silver Lake, Washburn and others as teams competed in a mid season tourney, with Lecompton’s boys and girls reaching finals but not winning.

Howard Reed Maurine Bruner Marguerite P. Shera Lovie A. Tolle W. H.,zarker Topeka Sherar Washburn Rachel Rush Auburn Berryton Carbondale Lecompton Silver Lake Tecompton Jessie Norwood Ruth Norwand Ruliy Morriss Grace Kellogg Henrietta Slavens Hazel Wingfield Dorothy Armstrong Hoys Leeninton Eugene Harding Ralph Hildenbrand Louis Werener Wesley Crady Eugene Murphy Hedgeman McClanahan Elmer Gondrich Clyde Gibbens Chester Denzel Leonard Williams Williams Pleasantrove, Jr Ed la Mont Tin Mont Margraret Tenvenny North Lawrence Las Animas Colo Kansas

Suit Against Officials Challenges Federal Funds for Municipal Utility

Topeka ndash. Kansas Utilities company files in Shawnee county district court seeking injunction to block Burlington from building a municipal electric plant. Judge grants temporary restraining order. hearing set for February 17. Fort Scott ndash. restraint order also issued to stop Burlington from renting its utility plant, while Kansas Utilities had supplied Burlington with electricity. City funded $118,000 in bonds last June, attempted PWA loan of $115,000 secured by bonds, plus a $27,000 PWA grant.

Topeka National Industrial’ Recovery Act Shawnee County Kansas Utilities Company Burlington George A. Kline Fort Scott Kan Kansas . Utilities Company Judge Line PWA

North Lawrance First Baptist Church Service Times

Whitlam A Scott pastors North Lawrance First Baptist Church with Eva Lowry as clerk and Verna Anderson as pianist. Testimonial and communion start at 10 30 am to allow Bible school at 11 45 am. A A Hu superintendent stresses punctual Bible school and home training for spiritual growth.

North Lawrance First Baptist Church Jésus Whitlam A. Scott Eva Lowry Verna Anderson

Religious services outline at United Brethren and Pentecostal churches

The article lists morning worship at 11, Sunday school at 9:45, and events at United Brethren Church on Lincoln Avenue including a sermon on "Will Be Christian" and an oratorical contest with finalists Virginia Clark Wanda Edmonds and Richard Riges. It notes a Christian education fundraiser, a Monday business meeting, and Pentecostal Assembly of God services at Fourteenth and Rhode Island with evangelistic programs and revival announcements.

United Thren Baventeenth Vermont Streeta L. ‘Heatherington Achool Erwin Branson Mae, Rowley Fouth Christian Endeavor Service Ervin Branson United Brethren Virginia “Clark Wanda Edmonds Richard Riges Assembly of God Fourteenth Rhode Island R. P.ashworth H. W. Roberte Jesus John

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